Community Health Worker - High Pointe/Greensboro/ Winston Salem NC Region - Greensboro - 27411

Company: anthem
Location: Greensboro
Posted on: June 12, 2021

Job Description:

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COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER - HIGH POINTE/GREENSBORO/ WINSTON SALEM NC REGION

Location: Greensboro, NC Job Family: Medical Req #: PS44731 Date Posted: Jun 1, 2021

Description

SHIFT: Day Job

SCHEDULE: Full-time

Your Talent. Our Vision. At Healthy Blue, a strategic alliance of Blue Cross NC and Amerigroup, an Anthem Inc. company, its a powerful combination, and the foundation upon which were creating greater access to care for our members, greater value for our customers, and greater health for our communities. Join us and together we will drive the future of health care.

This is an exceptional opportunity to do innovative work that means more to you and those we serve at one of America's leading health benefits companies and a Fortune Top 50 Company.

This is an opportunity for candidates who have a strong connection to their community and want to improve the lives and health outcomes of the members we serve. This program is serving members in a providers office, engaging them while in the hospital, or in community settings- following the IMPACT model through Penn U.

Responsible for serving as a liaison/connector between the patient, care team, and the community. Helps to bridge conversations with patients and remove barriers that prevent them from accessing health and social services. Conducts telephonic and/or face-to-face outreach to panel of patients for appointment scheduling, needs assessment, and care gap closure.

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

* Meets patient in clinic, facility or at home to help identify social determinants of health impacting patients health and general well-being. * Collaborates with social worker and/or care manager to develop action plan. * Develops trusting relationship with patients by providing support and advocacy to help achieve health goals. Assists patients in accessing health-related services and community resources, such as accompaniment to specialist appointments and assistance with enrollment forms. * Facilitates communication between all parties (patients, families, colleagues, and community-based organizations) as needed. * Documents interactions with patients and on behalf of patients in medical record. Attends meetings as required.

Qualifications

* Requires a High School diploma or GED; * experience utilizing electronic medical record; * 1 year of experience in a healthcare, community-based, or social work environment; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. * Bilingual preferred. * Certified Community Health Worker preferred. * Travel may be required. * Reliable means of transportation required.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Anthem, Inc. is ranked as one of Americas Most Admired Companies among health insurers by Fortune magazine and has been named a 2019 Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes. To learn more about our company and apply, please visit us at careers.antheminc.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran. Anthem promotes the delivery of services in a culturally competent manner and considers cultural competency when evaluating applicants for all Anthem positions.

Please be advised that Anthem only accepts resumes from agencies that have a signed agreement with Anthem. Accordingly, Anthem is not obligated to pay referral fees to any agency that is not a party to an agreement with Anthem. Thus, any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Anthem.

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